Biology – Quantitative Biology – Genomics
Scientific paper
2007-07-25
Biology
Quantitative Biology
Genomics
57 pages 5 figures fourth version references corrected
Scientific paper
In eukaryotes, DNA replication is initiated along each chromosome at multiple sites called replication origins. Locally, each replication origin is "licensed", or specified, at the end of the M and the beginning of G1 phases of the cell cycle. During S phase when DNA synthesis takes place, origins are activated in stages corresponding to early and late replicating domains. The staged and progressive activation of replication origins reflects the need to maintain a strict balance between the number of active replication forks and the rate at which DNA synthesis procedes. This suggests that origin densities (frequency of intiation) and replication fork movement (rates of elongation) must be co-regulated in order to guarantee the efficient and complete duplication of each subchromosomal domain. Emerging evidence supports this proposal and suggests that the ATM/ATR intra-S phase checkpoint plays an important role in the co-regulation of initiation frequencies and rates of elongation. In the following, we review recent results concerning the mechanisms governing the global regulation of DNA replication and discuss the roles these mechanisms play in maintaining genome stability during both a normal and perturbed S phase.
Bensimon Aaron
Herrick John
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